Tombstone epitaph., 1887-09-17
RICH DEVELOPMENTS.
IMPORTANT STRIKES REPORTED.
The Contention Grand Central Lode Supposed to Have Been Struck in the North Point Opening Up the Big Body In
 the Lucky Cuss.

A number of new enterprises are fairly under way, notably the new works on the Lucky Cuss, property of the T. M. and M. company, and the Old Guard mill and hoist. Important strikes have been made on the north end of the Contention lode Tn the Silver Thread and North Point, properties of the Grand Central Company. Taken altogether, the out look for the camp has not been so bright for years as it is to-day.
 GRAND CENTRAL CON. NJ. co.
 In drifting from the Silver Thread shaft into North Point ground, in 275 feet and 22s feet from the surface, nice vein of ore has cut, running north and south on the strike of the great lode of the camp. At present it is not large nor very rich, and yet IS important in showing that the vein runs under the east end of the town. The wash and cement overlies the ore and country rock to a depth of $ feet, as shown by the new shaft recently started on the North Point. This now has II5 feet timbered and will only be sunk to a connection for air. The mine will be worked through the Silver Thread hoist. The newly discover. ed vein is separate and distinct from the Silver Thread ore body, from which the usual amount is being extracted.
 Other properties of the Grand Central company are being worked vigorously. The State of Maine is producing its so tons of ore per day; the Emerald has large reserves, and is systematically opened from end to end on four levels nearly to the water, over Goo feet deep. The levels are being extended to the Sil- yer Plume, under bond to the com pany. and the same regularity of vein exists.
 The shaft on the Boss will be driven to water, and has only I5o feet to go. This mine is small, both in vein and surface area, but is we'll named. Its principal product is gold, and it laughs at the fluc- tuation of silver.
 The old mine, from which the con- pany takes its name, is producing from ten to twelve tons of ore per day from the first and third levels, the new shaft being completed ts the latter. The re- port that it had closed down is utterly without foundation. It became neces. sary to remove the night engineer to an- her hoist, and at present the day engin:: eer is doing all the hoisting, but the us ual shifts are at work in the mine and not man has been discharged; in fact, new ones are constantly being employed. The pay roll, was larger for the month of August just passed than it ever has been for like period, even when wages were higher. The mill on the river is kept constantly running with twenty stamps, and there is no prospect of let up. As well-known mining man remark ed, "It's pretty good mining that pays its own way" This the Grand Central is doing, which, considering the great out. lay on new works and new machinery, to say nothing of the great amount of dead work done and the large reserves in sight, reflects great credit on the manage. ment.
 LUCKY cUss.
 The new double compartment shaft O this grand property of the T. M. & M. Co. is now down 3I feet, and has nearly I7s feet further to go before striking the large ore body developed from the pros pect shaft some 200 feet west. The ma chinery from the Girard hoist is to b. put on this shaft, and much of it is now on the ground. Quite large force o men are at work about the place, framing timbers. digging foundations, etc.. and a scene of activity is presented. Important developments may be expect. ed as soon as the shaft reaches the depth of 200 feet.
 COPPER QUEEN.
 MT. Lewis Williams, of the Coppe Queen Mining Company, was in tow this week. From him it was learned that the Queen smelters closed dowl last Sunday on account of lack of coke but will start up again on Monday next The new Ioo-ton furnace was pro nounced success, and results exceeded ex pectations. It will be run in future il connection with the smaller one, usin up about Iso tons of ore per day, ant producing from fifteen to sixteen tons o bullion. This is one of the greates copper properties the world ever saw and Cochise county is justly proud of il
 THE CONTENTION MINE,
 of this camp, has paid its owners $2 ,662 goo in dividends. The company ha valuable hoisting and pumping machiner on the ground, and work was onl stopped on account of the burning of tn Grand Central pumps, in conjunctio with which water was being raised fror the great lode. The EPITAPH has | fron, v,,b q, if considers reliable authorit